The Planning Sub-Committee gave the green light for the latest phases of the St Ann’s Hospital site, which will be transformed into a highly sustainable and low carbon neighbourhood.
In February 2024, the Cabinet agreed the acquisition of 38 homes at the scheme with the option to buy 116 additional properties, ranging from 1-bed flats to 4-bed houses, subject to further approval by councillors.
Tenants will benefit from a raft of energy efficiency measures in their new homes, extensive urban greening, solar panels and almost 2000 cycle spaces and safe pedestrian and cycle routes.
The homes will be centred around an extended Peace Garden, with the redevelopment including new retail and affordable workspaces.
The acquisition forms part of the council’s ambitious programme to deliver 3,000 council rent homes by 2031, with work already completed or started on more than 2,000.
Robbie Erbmann, Assistant Director for Housing at Haringey Council, said:
This decision marks a major step forward for this important redevelopment project.
The new neighbourhood will deliver hundreds of genuinely affordable homes, 154 of which will be owned by the council, alongside community facilities.
These will be high quality, energy efficient homes for local people set in a landscape-led masterplan with hundreds of new trees and enhanced green spaces.
The new homes are part of a Peabody Group scheme of 995 properties, 60 per cent of which will be affordable.
Construction is underway on the first phase of the project, which consists of 239 homes as well as new and enhanced green spaces.
